NEWS

On Monday, May 16th, Borough President James S. Oddo recognized the important and heroic works of the Emergency Medical Services community with a special ceremony in their honor during National EMS Week at the Excelsior Grand. The event, which is unique to Staten Island, honored several EMTs, paramedics, instructors and students in the emergency services community.

"We have all relied on the help of EMTs and paramedics in times of need,” noted BP Oddo. “This ceremony is a simple way of saying thank you for being there for us when life is on the line. I would like to personally thank the EMS community for being there when my family needed you.”

In addition to giving out awards, the BP’s Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee recognized Monsignor James Dorney posthumously for his contributions to the Staten Island EMS community. “There was no greater soul to walk on Staten Island,” BP Oddo said.